What is CVE-2015-1377?

CVE-2015-1377 is a vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-02-10.

Is CVE-2015-1377 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Webmin

CVE-2015-1377

The Read Mail module in Webmin 1.720 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.

Published 2015-02-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webmin

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.webmin.com/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.webmin.com/changes.html (Vendor Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/62157 (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1377?: CVE-2015-1377 is a vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-02-10.
Is CVE-2015-1377 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.